New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25

TEDDY MAKES THR ACQUArNTaNCE or A SHAPE
AND RECEIVES SOME VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.

TEDDY MAKES THE ACQUATNraNcE OF A SHARP
AND RECEIVES soMy VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS
al s'poso.- said Teddy, the departing footsteps
died away. dat wen amt got better 'pinion
Of hiss"f dan wot cnnybody else has got Of him. dcy
Amt no tryin' ter hurt his ferlins By teln' him
wot you tinl, But dcy's ting sure--Of all de
snidcs wot see dat ole Muggleby IS Dc sndeSt.
Pm wIllln ter bet my good shclels agln one o. dem
ten fer cont collar buttons wo Max soils dat ef old
Muggloby5 heart put under microscope war
raA.od make flea look llko a elephant yer couldn't
SEQ sign Of II. An cf you ter tap him fer blood
ye'd dror tar.
"Wot rIlcS IS dat 30 ole buffers playn' me fer
sucker. Ho'll sen me home wid san'wilgc. hey :
An he'll put in I'm DIS worthless box wot he's ben
swindled wild hcyi An I'm ter hoi It in my lap til
hc comes back heyl I'm Before de nights ober
I'll show dat bloody ole gmlet racket wot'l mako
his green eyes bulge Dat s, viii Of amt took OF
myself vid = spook
g kinder wish no hadn't yankcd away dat can'le
Dcy nn't wood oder. an DO fires goln' ont
an I won't be long fore dc rooms blackcr'n vault
IN Trinity churhyard don't min wo,'s
all right, but wen do queer begins ter
GIT in It's nno work Don is goes all ter pieces Dis
room smells o. ole shoes an sulphur matches an dat's
SURE sign o. spooks. Golly, how my teet chaitcss!
Wots Ii uso bcin fooi II dcy's goin ter come
wy. let en-
Il wonder wo,'s in d. box I'll IS opcn De slile
so Uumrh! nawihn' hui do crank-dr same hin II
crank Ike wot h. shaved mo dis afnoon. An dis
Is DO knob Wot - works Il Here's do place In do
crank whore 80 makes 10 combrrnashuns.
ivy don't 10 old dcbbc backi He's bin
gone long nun ter cut up whole ham an make san
vidg,- fer picnic. Hump wot's datl Tree four,
a. SIX scbbcn. eight nne. ten 'irbhcn twelve mid.
night. an Low It's chris mus. Is bcgur some Chris
muses. blame sight Iollcrn I'm bcginniu dts IN.
wish lat fire u'd edcr blaze mp ~ ont. Dem shad
der, a. spool,y and II was rlc1u dark an sIook
was ter como. might bofr Of Us miss dc uddcr.
4 wonder - couldn't combine a., crank an open
10 box. f"'s 10 tech DIS spring an move It
mp n'clcs: ion So turn q rouu'-so den ye move
DO uprcr spring down n.ch' an kctch it-so; drn
yc stick n he knob so: den yc turn it roun'-so,
cen de panel slide, an dsn-'
"Why, then. como ont 81 tho box - and to
rellN's infinite terror and amalcmcn A thick cloud
Of black smoke issued from thr aperture and when
cleared AWAY standing the floor In front Of him
was tho odd S. wiclclcst lttio being scarcely
moro thon thrcc feet high rs skin wa3 dark and
Narty Hike frogs and II spohe tho word so -
gave silent chucblc rrinn"d horribly and. placing
thumb against MS wrlccci rs black fingers
n ~" ar at Teddy t N" poor boys hali stood up
straight pipe STAN, and the pcrspraon came IN
great bead, from every pore I'm his body.
II was most mallc GUS looking creature, and n
clearly bent or making Teddy unhappy. It leaned
down with ~ long, houy hands Il, knees ard lccgcd
ana wngrrd ns tongue, and laughed lmmodeAfcy
though without ui'erlns sound Teddy s'o' many
futti,c g,ucos at the door and hnlly AMI took
a step or two In tht drrctlan. hut before he had
reached It tho thing gave ono noiscless bound and
thcrc II right between Teddy and his only means
~ escape lie returned 10 his chair ami proceeded
TO examine tho uorc carrflly It was plump
but ,hadowy that Teddy could almost through
H. H. arms wore cxtravasantly long and thin Thctc
wasn't the sign Of hair on rs bare face and hoad
and the only covering upon It's brown body was a
srdlc Of holly that cncrclcd It's waist.
81 mowcd In fer spook." Teddy said 20
himself " but didn't 'spcct sch honcry loolins
monhcy like wot dat IS Golly. wot mouf he's got
wide nun ter swaller clam, she'll an all Wy
don't he say wot he's got ter say an git outl won
der wot Kin u spooh he si lie an't as blqs ne,
an b'lcvo | could lick him III u.s. brace right up
an hcv It ont Wild I'm on, my stars 500 de duhcr
grin an roll his eyes | wish rs wouldn't look Ike
dat"
Teddy again rose from his chair and set the model
down. Then he confronted the thing
"Cully," he said aloud 81 amt never done nav
Thin aGln you. has ~
There was nothing essentially humorous In this
question far as Teddy could 1t was clearly
Intended 10 determine I'm what relation he stood his
warty visitor. hut the creatures fat stomach shook
with mcrrimcnt IT'S head spun around and around
ilko top
lIol' on I" cried Teddy. Don't shake yer head
no more yo might shake II OFT. Psc seen prcttior
tiugs n wo you f., but 81 dcys emmy way ter look
ugllcr IT'S tor bo wldout yer hcad Great scott'
Tho thing had ceased laughing, and having drawn
in It's long red tongue, It had deliberately put its hands
up to IT'S ears aud lifted IT'S head right on rs round
humpy shoulders. There II stood holding It's head by
the nose while Teddy fairly screamed with terror.
"Put 1t back put It backi Dcre, now, keep It on,
won't ycrf I amt ter gents wot hin yank OF
dcr heads lo dat, an n sortcr makes me feel queer
Now, let II stay on, won't yer, dat's good folcri'
81 can do things lots funnler than that" said the
creature.
Dcy amt nobody ycro wot doubts H." Teddy
fastened to reply Iiut please not ter do ON DO
one yor js' done WAS funny 'nnf. I'm afeard
oouldn't STAN nawthln hnnior N wot It was. People
differs bout SIGH things. Dogs somo folks wot Hikes
funny things, an doy's some wot don't Pm ono o.